Re: selector goes to London
by Vikram B on Jun 22, 2012 10:29 PM
That Khanna is giving carrot to leander that You will be playing two matches one with Vishnu & another with Sania. So he has more chances of winning medal(bronze) than Bhupathi or Bopanna. Yeah
Leander Paes i think greatest sportsperson India has ever produced. Greatest even than Sachin Tendulkar in terms of playing for the Country is concerned. Leander Paes always rises to the occassion when country was at stake he gives his best. He does not have ATP rankings to show in Singles, But in Davis Cup matches he beats even top 10. He won Bronze Medal in Atlanta Olympics beating number of top 20 players enroute. Nobody can forget the way he beat that time French top player Henri Leconte in Red Clay courts of Paris in the Semi-final of the Davis Cup. In my opinion he is Real Bharat Ratna. As far a Bhupathi concerned he is an NRI born and brought up in US.
And Paes know very well that if he Pair with low ranked Vishnu vardhan the pair will be out in first or second round. So there is no use in sending a team for the purpose of losing. Mahesh Bhupathi two years back instructed Sania Mirza not to pair with him in Mixed doubles in Grand Slams and even warned her that if she does not follow his instructions he will cancel his sponsorship. Incidentally, Sania Mirza, Rohan Bopanna are sponsored by Company owned by Bhupathis father. So you can all guess who is the real villain was.
Re: leander
by R SRINIVASAN on Jun 22, 2012 06:40 PM
AITA is owned by Paes? that for 25 years he is only one to represent India? AITA cant produce more players?
Hesh, Bopanna, Sania, Sondev were not produced by any talent hunt by AITA.
When Ramesh Krishnan wanted to unearth talent he was shunted out by Paes and Khanna party ..
Re: leander
by Vikram B on Jun 22, 2012 10:31 PM
Henri Leconte was 45 years old and Laender was 20 years old when he beat him. Are you aware of this? Thus, Leander is talented.
Re: leander
by Unmai Vilambi on Jun 22, 2012 10:39 PM
Sai, have you ever played tennis? I mean real tennis! I presume not. Let me debunk your opinionated views:
1)'Leander Paes always rises to the occassion when country was at stake...' Really? Do you know Leander broke his partnership with Boopathi, so that he can remain in Top 10, even when he knew he need to continue with Boopathi as a run-up to Olympics?
2) Winning bronze in singles has no significance in Doubles partnerships. Doubles is a whole different world.
3) Not just Vishnu Vardhan, but Paes cannot win any match with any player he cannot get along well with. That is everybody. He is a players who is focused on his individual ranking and glory. Boopathi may have other drawbacks, but in terms partnership with Paes, he had always been let down by Paes time and again. Now you know who the real villian is.
Re: leander
by Vikram B on Jun 22, 2012 11:12 PM
Leander is selfish. He has played only for himself and not for the country. If he is patriotic and wants to play for the country then why is demanding Bhupathi or Bopanna for partnering him. He should play with any other player like vishnu, yuki etc. Leander is a politician and works together with people like Khanna and keeps other out of IATA.
if players like sachin do not give up their Opening slot being selfish to make more records, (remember Greg chappel right said Sachin should come down the order for the country). But sachin continued opening slot with support of BCCI.
Re: why blame paes/mahesh
by Maihoon Don on Jun 22, 2012 05:13 PM
sachin has played in whatever position he was asked to play. he is quintessential team man. thats why he encouraged others to captain when he could have easily captained himself.
You don't understand the context properly. Imagine if Sehwag and Gambhir say that they want to play in the ODI team for world cup only if Sachin is not part of the team. And BCCI says Sachin will play only in selective matches of world cup. Of course, in that case even Sachin will withdraw his name from the world cup probables list. Thats what Paes has done.
Re: Re: why blame paes/mahesh
by abc_xyz abc_xyz on Jun 22, 2012 05:41 PM
Dont campare apples to oranges. In cricket there are 9 other players to help build a team that has a problem with 2 individuals. But in Tennis doubles, its the chemistry between the pair that help them win matches. Even if Singles World no 1 and World no 2 join together to play doubles, they necessarily wont be the best, unless their chemistry works out. When Lee and Hesh aren't seeing eye on eye, all your thoughts since monring, of sending the so-called-best team fall flat. AITA knew this split 7 months back, They could have requested them to play togethr till olympics before parting ways for the nation cause. If they had done that then and players refused, there is some logic behind AITA's original decision. Instead those jokers supported Bupathi-Bopanna to pair in doubles grand slams and Bhupathi-Mirza in mixed doubles. And the other gentlemen Paes, to maintain his rankings, chose to partner a foreigner. It is AITA who has screwed up the whole episode. They just dont desever to run a sport and lack total professionalism. I feel sorry for those who support the corrupted AITA, BCCI, IOA, HI etc etc
Re: Re: why blame paes/mahesh
by kiran kumar on Jun 22, 2012 05:56 PM
nobody will agree with ur statement that sachin played in any position he was asked to play. it is baseless.
Re: Re: why blame paes/mahesh
by kiran kumar on Jun 22, 2012 05:59 PM
also, is it not same with sachin. he plays whenever he wants, and in selective matches.
Re: Re: why blame paes/mahesh
by Vikram B on Jun 22, 2012 11:18 PM
Sachin is also a politician and with selfish motives. He was out of form for 2-3 years but was not dropped from the team. There are talks around that he should not be asked to retire. Why? There cannot be any bias. If he is not playing well, he should be dropped. Not only him, anybody who is not playing well for the country should be dropped. You cannot sit pretty in the team for years and years together without being questioned
Re: why blame paes/mahesh
by Gambler on Jun 22, 2012 07:38 PM
You Kiran why are you always being Kumar? Do you know anything about cricket. Go and play LUDO
Re: BAN MAHESH AND BOPANNA..
by Venugopalan on Jun 22, 2012 04:39 PM
leander once said he might have played for singles instead of pairing with hesh..which he believes was his biggest blunder..he missed the bus..now what to do..he believes he is supreme, others do not agree..that is why these problems.
Re: paes ..
by Vignesh on Jun 22, 2012 04:37 PM
Before you dare call anyone traitor, go try to win an olympic medal yourself. Incompetent you are. These people worked hard and are still working hard. Try to respect it. The minimum you can do is encourage them. They deserve to play for themselves. Olympics is not played by you and me. It is these athletes who do what they have to do and achieve glory. Respect. Learn to give.
I think Leander should accept the reality & should be ready to play with juniors for the country. Mahesh & Bopanna are already playing together for a while & has medal winning prospect.
Re: Leander should accept the reality
by Superman on Jun 22, 2012 04:00 PM
This is nothing but a Tamil sentiment. Bhupati and Bopanna have won no major doubles tournament together. Leander is our best bet. But again, Bhupati played politics.
Re: Re: Leander should accept the reality
by Venugopalan on Jun 22, 2012 04:05 PM
leander is out best certainly with hesh..both are not on talking terms..this is bound to create tension during game..no one wants to pair with lee..
Re: Leander should accept the reality
by roshan lorense on Jun 22, 2012 04:23 PM
leander should accept the reallity...and the resality is hes the best indian player ever...the onlie one to reach men's semi;s in an olympic game..
Re: Leander should accept the reality
by Saibal Paul on Jun 22, 2012 09:19 PM
Oh really??? What have Mahesh and Bopanna won so far?? Nothing. So how are they medal winning prospects. Bopanna's only claim to (in)fame is partnering Qureshi, a pakisthani.
in all of this, i can sense that Paes is the one who has started it all off and thats why everyones refusing to play with him. it should not be forotten that even once, paes is not denying the charge that he Lied and Backstabbed. he is only trying to tell people that he should be able to chose his partner based on his higher ranking.What people do not know is that it for for this very higher ranking that he dumped mahesh a few months back and joined hands with a player ranked higher than him on the ATP. so i would say that the other two players are justified in not wanting to play with leander.however, i also feel that for the sake of the nation, they couldve tried to burry their differences for a month or so.
Re: paes the culprit?
by Anupam Kumar on Jun 22, 2012 04:28 PM
i dont agree to you. paes has always kept country first he is the real flag bearer of the indian tennis.
Re: paes the culprit?
by Prasad Kamath on Jun 22, 2012 05:43 PM
Mr Rich, witout knowldge do not vomit with all your assumptions...Radeak Stepanek is not higer ranked player then paes in doubles his best career doubles rank is 13 till now.. Leander was never below ten anytime in his career in last 10 years.. So know you facts before barking!!!
Hope Ramesh krishnan should also not have done it i.e. take Paes with him in doubles in 1992 olympics. It was exactly same situation, ramesh in place of Paes and Paes in place of Vardhan. How would he have started his career if Ramesh had not helped him? Paes is the most selfish in all of these players.
Re: Ramesh krishnan
by Srikant on Jun 22, 2012 02:33 PM
A biased comment wihtout getting to the crux of what Paes may have gone through on getting reports & comments of Mahesh & Bopana!
Re: Ramesh krishnan
by Pyare on Jun 22, 2012 03:05 PM
There is a big difference between the two. You should remember that Ramesh Krishnan did not have choice of selecting a under top 20 player at that time. He would have done the same to get India a medal. Even now Paes is ready to partner Vishnu if Mahesh-Bopanna are not sent.
